''"Drupal is a free and open source content management system (CMS) and Content Management framework (CMF) written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License."'' - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupal Wikipedia]

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{{Related|LAMP}}

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{{Related|LAPP}}

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{{Related|LASP}}

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{{Related|MySQL}}

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{{Related|PostgreSQL}}

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{{Related|SQLite}}

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{{Related|Sendmail}}

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{{Related|PostFix}}

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{{Related|Exim}}

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"Drupal is a free and open source content management system (CMS) and Content Management framework (CMF) written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License." - [[wikipedia:Drupal|Wikipedia]]

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This article describes how to setup Drupal and configure [[Apache]], [[MySQL]] or [[PostgreSQL]], [[PHP]], and [[Postfix]] to work with it. It is assumed that you have some sort of [[LAMP]] (Apache, MySQL, PHP) or LAPP (Apache, PostgreSQL, PHP) server already setup.

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This article describes how to setup Drupal and configure [[Apache]], [[MySQL]] or [[PostgreSQL]], [[PHP]], and [[Postfix]] to work with it. It is assumed that you have some sort of [[LAMP]] (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), LAPP (Linux, Apache, PostgreSQL, PHP) or LASP (Linux, Apache, SQLite, PHP) server already setup.

== Installation ==

== Installation ==

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=== Arch repositories ===

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[[Install]] the {{Pkg|drupal}} package.

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[[pacman|Install]] the {{Pkg|drupal}} package from the [[official repositories]].

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== Configuration ==

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=== PHP ===

Edit {{ic|/etc/php/php.ini}}:

Edit {{ic|/etc/php/php.ini}}:

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*If PHP version is less than 5.2.0, Find the line with {{ic|<nowiki>;extension=json.so</nowiki>}} and uncomment it by removing the ";" from the beginning of the line if necessary. If no such line is found, add it to the {{ic|<nowiki>[PHP]</nowiki>}} section of the file.

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*For Drupal 7, enable a PDO extension for your database. For MySQL, the line {{ic|<nowiki>extension=pdo_mysql.so</nowiki>}} should be uncommented.

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*Find the line beginning with {{ic|<nowiki>open_basedir =</nowiki>}}. Add the Drupal install directories, {{ic|/usr/share/webapps/drupal/}} and {{ic|/var/lib/drupal/}}. {{ic|/srv/http/}} can be removed if you do not intend to use it.

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Edit {{ic|/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf}}:

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* To enable support for image manipulation uncomment the line {{ic|<nowiki>extension=gd.so</nowiki>}}

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*If your webserver is dedicated to Drupal, find the line {{ic|DocumentRoot "/srv/http"}} and change it to the Drupal install directory, ''i.e.'' {{ic|DocumentRoot "/usr/share/webapps/drupal"}}, then find the section that starts with "{{ic|&lt;Directory "/srv/http"&gt;}}" and change {{ic|/srv/http}} to the Drupal install directory, {{ic|/usr/share/webapps/drupal}}. In the same section, make sure it includes a line "{{ic|AllowOverride All}}" to enable the clean URL's.

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*If you are using Apache Virtual Hosts, see [[Apache#Virtual_Hosts]].

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For database support enable a PDO extension for your database

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* To enable support for [[SQLite]] uncomment the line {{ic|<nowiki>extension=pdo_sqlite.so</nowiki>}}

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* To enable support for [[MySQL]] uncomment the line {{ic|<nowiki>extension=pdo_mysql.so</nowiki>}}

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* To enable support for [[PostgreSQL]] uncomment the line {{ic|<nowiki>extension=pdo_pgsql.so</nowiki>}}

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Finally comment out the {{ic|deny from all}} line of the {{ic|/usr/share/webapps/drupal/.htaccess}} file to enable httpd access and [[Daemons#Restarting|restart]] Apache (httpd).

Download the latest package from http://drupal.org and extract it. Move the folders to Apache's htdocs folder. Open a web browser, and navigate to [localhost localhost]. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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And include it at the bottom of {{ic|/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf}}:

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Include conf/extra/drupal.conf

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=== Installing GD ===

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In {{ic|/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf}}, also uncomment the {{ic|LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so}} line.

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You may need the GD library for your Drupal installation. First install the {{Pkg|php-gd}} package.

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=== Drupal ===

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Edit {{ic|/etc/php/php.ini}}. Find the line with {{ic|<nowiki>;extension=gd.so</nowiki>}} and uncomment it by removing the ";". If no such line is found, add it to the {{ic|<nowiki>[PHP]</nowiki>}} section of the file.

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[[Daemons#Restarting|Restart]] Apache (httpd).

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=== Installing Postfix ===

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Edit {{ic|/usr/share/webapps/drupal/.htaccess}} and replace {{ic|Require all denied}} by {{ic|Require all granted}}.

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In order to send e-mails with Drupal, you will need to install [[Postfix]]. Drupal uses e-mails for account verification, password recovery, etc. First install {{Pkg|postfix}}.

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Finally, [[Daemons#Restarting|restart]]{{Broken section link}} Apache ({{ic|httpd.service}}). You can now access the Drupal installation at http://localhost/drupal .

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# Edit Postfix configuration file {{ic|/etc/postfix/main.cf}} as needed. All that you should have to do is change the hostnames under "Internet Host and Domain Names" {{ic|myhostname &#61; hostname1}}

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# Start the Postfix service: {{ic|# systemctl start postfix}}.

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== Commandline tools ==

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# Send a test e-mail to yourself: {{ic|mail myusername@localhost}}. Enter a subject, some words in the body, then press {{Keypress|Ctrl+d}} to exit and send the letter. Wait 10 seconds, and then type {{ic|mail}} to check your mail. If you've gotten it, excellent.

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# Make sure port 25 is fowarded if you have a router so that mails can be sent to the Internet at large

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=== Drush ===

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# Edit the file {{ic|/etc/php/php.ini}}. Find the line that starts with, {{ic|<nowiki>;sendmail_path=""</nowiki>}} and change it to {{ic|<nowiki>sendmail_path="/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i"</nowiki>}}

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# Restart the Apache web server.

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[http://www.drush.org/ Drush] is a command line shell and Unix scripting interface for Drupal. Drush core ships with lots of useful commands for interacting with code like modules/themes/profiles. Similarly, it runs update.php, executes sql queries and DB migrations, and misc utilities like run cron or clear cache. Drush can be extended by 3rd party commandfiles.

[https://www.drupal.org/project/coder PHP-Codesniffer-Drupal] checks your Drupal code against coding standards and other best practices.

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It can be installed with the {{AUR|php-codesniffer-drupal}} package.

== Tips and tricks ==

== Tips and tricks ==

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=== Scheduling with Cron ===

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=== Sending Mail ===

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Drupal recommends running cron jobs hourly. Cron can be executed from the browser by visiting [localhost/cron localhost/cron]. It is also possible to run cron via script by copying the appropriate file from the "scripts" folder into {{ic|/etc/cron.hourly}} and making it executable.

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Drupal needs a Sendmail-compatible MTA like [[Sendmail]], [[Postfix]] or [[Exim]] if you plan to send mail from your local setup.

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Alternatively there are multiple solutions to send mail via external mail servers through SMTP or other means like [https://drupal.org/project/smtp SMTP] or [https://drupal.org/project/phpmailer PHPMailer]. Use the [https://www.drupal.org/search/site/mail search page] to find more possibilities.

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=== Xampp Compatibility ===

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=== Scheduling with Cron ===

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The 5.x and 6.x series of Drupal do not support PHP 5.3, and as a result are incompatible with the latest release of [[Xampp]]. Currently, the last Drupal-compatible version of Xampp is 1.7.1.

Drupal recommends running cron jobs hourly. Cron can be executed from the browser by visiting http://localhost/drupal/cron. It is also possible to run cron via script by copying the appropriate file from the "scripts" folder into {{ic|/etc/cron.hourly}} and making it executable.

# Search for the "memory_limit" line, and replace it with an appropriate value. Most Drupal installations just need 32MB, but sites with a lot of modules may need 100MB or more.

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# Restart Xampp: {{ic|/opt/lampp/lampp restart}}

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=== Upload progress not enabled ===

=== Upload progress not enabled ===

Upon successful installation you may see the following message in the Status Report:

Upon successful installation you may see the following message in the Status Report:

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{{Box BLUE||Your server is capable of displaying file upload progress, but does not have the required libraries. It is recommended to install the PECL uploadprogress library (preferred) or to install APC.}}

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{{bc|Your server is capable of displaying file upload progress, but does not have the required libraries. It is recommended to install the PECL uploadprogress library (preferred) or to install APC.}}

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First, install the {{Pkg|php-pear}} package.

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First, install the {{AUR|php-pear}} package.

Next, use the '''pecl''' command to automatically download, compile and install the library:

Next, use the '''pecl''' command to automatically download, compile and install the library:

# pecl install uploadprogress

# pecl install uploadprogress

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extension=uploadprogress.so

extension=uploadprogress.so

Restart Apache.

Restart Apache.

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== Troubleshooting ==

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=== Browser shows the actual PHP code when visiting localhost ===

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You do not have {{Pkg|php-apache}} installed.

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Then, enable the PHP module in {{ic|/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf}} by adding the following lines in the appropriate sections:

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LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp5.so

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Include conf/extra/php5_module.conf

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If, when starting httpd, you get the following error:

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httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName

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You should edit {{ic|/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf}}.

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In that file find the line that looks similar to

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#ServerName www.example.com:80

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Uncomment it (remove # from the front) and adjust the address as needed. Restart httpd:

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# systemctl restart httpd

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In this situation, you should navigate in your {{ic|/srv}} directory and look for the {{ic|drupal}} folder (most probably it will be in the {{ic|http}} directory). Then edit {{ic|/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf}}.

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and look for a line starting with {{ic|DocumentRoot}} and change the path with that folder's path (for example {{ic|DocumentRoot "/srv/http/drupal"}}) and also find another line starting with {{ic|<Directory}} and set the same path there as well. Restart httpd.

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=== Setup page does not start and shows HTTP ERROR 500 ===

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This may be because Drupal needs the {{ic|json.so}} extension to be activated in your {{ic|/etc/php/php.ini}}.

Latest revision as of 17:50, 12 September 2016

"Drupal is a free and open source content management system (CMS) and Content Management framework (CMF) written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License." - Wikipedia

This article describes how to setup Drupal and configure Apache, MySQL or PostgreSQL, PHP, and Postfix to work with it. It is assumed that you have some sort of LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), LAPP (Linux, Apache, PostgreSQL, PHP) or LASP (Linux, Apache, SQLite, PHP) server already setup.

Commandline tools

Drush

Drush is a command line shell and Unix scripting interface for Drupal. Drush core ships with lots of useful commands for interacting with code like modules/themes/profiles. Similarly, it runs update.php, executes sql queries and DB migrations, and misc utilities like run cron or clear cache. Drush can be extended by 3rd party commandfiles.
It can be installed with the drushAUR package.

Drupalconsole

Drupalconsole is a CLI tool to generate boilerplate code, interact and debug Drupal 8.
It can be installed with the drupalconsoleAUR package.

PHP-Codesniffer-Drupal

Tips and tricks

Sending Mail

Drupal needs a Sendmail-compatible MTA like Sendmail, Postfix or Exim if you plan to send mail from your local setup.
Alternatively there are multiple solutions to send mail via external mail servers through SMTP or other means like SMTP or PHPMailer. Use the search page to find more possibilities.

Scheduling with Cron

Drupal recommends running cron jobs hourly. Cron can be executed from the browser by visiting http://localhost/drupal/cron. It is also possible to run cron via script by copying the appropriate file from the "scripts" folder into /etc/cron.hourly and making it executable.

Upload progress not enabled

Upon successful installation you may see the following message in the Status Report:

Your server is capable of displaying file upload progress, but does not have the required libraries. It is recommended to install the PECL uploadprogress library (preferred) or to install APC.

First, install the php-pearAUR package.
Next, use the pecl command to automatically download, compile and install the library: